Greece given ultimatum on Olympic roof

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THE main Olympic stadium in Athens could be left without its protective roof after a fresh construction delay, The Times has learnt.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a final warning to the Greek Government, giving it a deadline of May 20 to complete the frame of the roof of the main stadium. If it fails to do so, all construction will be halted and the stadium will be without a roof, leaving athletes and 55,000 spectators to swelter in the August heat.

The roof was meant to be Greece’s greatest architectural triumph since the Parthenon, but it has